Bel and the Dragon 1 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021(NRSVUE)

Bel and the Dragon 1Daniel and the Priests of Bel

1 and said to them, “If you do not tell me who is eating these provisions, you shall die.

9 there was a great dragon that the Babylonians revered.

24The king said to Daniel, “You cannot deny that this is a living god, so worship him.”

25 without sword or club.” The king said, “I give you permission.”

27Then Daniel took pitch, fat, and hair and boiled them together and made cakes, which he fed to the dragon. The dragon ate them and burst open. Then Daniel said, “See what you have been worshiping!”

28 and slaughtered the priests.”

29Going to the king, they said, “Hand Daniel over to us, or else we will kill you and your household.”

30The king saw that they were pressing him hard, and under compulsion he handed Daniel over to them.

Daniel in the Lions’ Den

31 he set him down in Babylon, right over the den.

37 out and threw into the den those who had attempted his destruction, and they were instantly eaten before his eyes.

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